Radiator inclosure



av, 32, 1929-. s. KAUFFMAN RADIATOR INCLO SURE Sheet Sheet 1 Filed Sept.22, 1926- NW. 12, 1929. s. KAUFFMAN 1,735,436

RADIATOR INCLOSURE Filed Sept. 22, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 3 ti 5 W F 1 wN i $0 5 1 z0 l\\ V 000000000000000 000000 ooooooooo 000000 00000000000000000000000000 0 00 00000OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO0000000000000o0000000000000000000000000000000000000 oo oooooooooooo 0000000000000000 oOOoOOooOoOoooOo 0000000 000000000 ooooooooooooo oo0000000000000000 0000000000000000 idir vrllrdwrmm Patented Nov. 12, 1929SAMUEL KAUFFMAN, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI RADIATOR INCLOSURE Applicationfiled. September 22, 1926. Serial No. 137,153.

dwellings, clubs, offices and other buildings,-

a great deal of attention is paid in the design and arrangement offurnishings and fittings to the artistic appearance of the interior-as awhole. Great care is exercised to have all things in harmony from anartistic point of view. It is considered by many, however, thatradiators of the ordinary design used for steam or hot water heating arenot designed for artistic appearance and often inject a note of discordinto an 5 otherwise harmonious interior. As radiators are necessary andcannot well be dispensed with, it is desirable to provide means forcovering or hiding each radiator. Such means should, moreover, becapable itself of presenting an artistic appearance in harmony with theother furnishings of the room.

One of the objects of this invention, therefore, is to provide aradiator inclosure which will screen the radiator from view withoutunduly impairing its efficiency as a heating unit, and which can bedesigned to present an appearance in harmony with an interior of anyordinary arrangement and design.

It is also desirable in most cases to provide a shield. between theradiator and the wall which shall deflect the warm air current from theWall so as to preventforming the deposit of soot and dirt upon the walland hangings above the radiator. A

Another object of this invention, therefore, is to provide such aradiator inclosure which will not only screen the radiator from View andpresent an attractive appearance itself, but which will prevent warm aircurrents from rising along the wall and causing deposits of soot anddirt thereon.

Another object of this invention is to provide such a radiator inclosurewhich shall be simple and economical to manufacture and durable inservice.

- Further objects will appear from the following description taken inconnection with the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view ofa radiator inclosure embodying thisinvention;

Figure 2 is a horizontal section of'the inclosure;

Figure 3 is a vertical section of the inclosure;

Figures 4, 5 and 6 are detail sectional views showing means for mountingthe top;

Figure 7 is a detail illustrating the method of attaching the cornersupports;

Figure 8 is a detail showing the mounting of the panel molding, and

Figure 9 is a detail showing the top mounted directly on the frame.

Referring to the drawings 1 designates an open skeleton frame which maybe constructed of sheet metal or other suitable material reinforced ifnecessary by angle iron or other suitable reinforcing elements 2. Theframe 1 is constructed so as to surround or embrace the radiator at itsfront and sides. The openings in the frame are bridged by panels 3 whichmay be also of sheet metal or other sutiable material and which mayfurther be perforated in a decorative pattern of any suitable kind so asto render the device as a whole attractive in appearance. If desired thepanels may be bordered by molding 4 mounted on the frame by means offasteners 5 bearing on cross members 20 insertible through slots 21 inthe back of the molding, as shown in Figure 8. Additional corner braces17 may be applied to the frame 1 where necessary. This frame may be constructed as shown in Figure 5, with angle reinforcements 2, or as shownin Fi re 9 where the frame itself is constructed 0 angle iron. In eithercase the panels 3 are usually welded to the frame.

The back 6 of the inclosure maybe mounted in a manner similar to themounting of the panels 3, but said back is imperforate so as to preventwarm air passing therethrough from the radiator tothe wall.

The corners of the frame 1 are covered by corner members 7 which may beconstructed of wood, metal or other suitable material and which arepreferably of convex form recessed to receive the corner of the frame asi1- lustrated in Figure 7 The corner members 7 may be attached to theframe by means of screws 8 passing through the frame and if deorotherwise decorated so as to harmonize with the decorative schemeof theinclosure as a whole.

The inclosure is provided with an imperforate top 10 which may be ofmetal or" similar material and which, may be provided with a downturnedflange 11 adapted to fit loosely over the frame 1 and provided on theinside with one or more spring retainers 12 adapted to make frictionalengagement with the frame 1 to retain the top in place. In theembodiment shown in Figure 5 the top is constructed from a slab'ofmarble, glass or other similar material 13 which is held in'place on theframe by a pin 14 frictionally engaging a suitabldrecess in the slab. Inthe embodiment of Figure 6, the top 10 is formed with an upstandingmarginal rim 15 within which the slab '13 may be laid to rcst upon thetop 10.

In all these cases the top is imperforate and joins with the imperforateback 6 to provide a shield or deflector which will deflect the risingcurrents of warm air away from the wall to force the same to pass out ofthe inclosure throu h the front' or side panels. The air is thusdirected into the room instead of along the walls. Those parts of theframe 1 which extend along the back and top at thesidesor ends of theradiator assist in directing the air to prevent the warm air from risingfrom the inclosure close to the wall. The deposit of soot and'dirt uponthe wall is, therefore, prevented by this construction.

A door 16 may be provided in one or both sides of the inclosure topermit access to the radiator for operating the valves thereof or otherpurpose. This door may be arranged to open outwardly and be providedwith a spring 22 for automatically closing the same. This constructionprovides for proper operation of the radiator without detracting fromthe appearance of the inclosure. I

It will be seen that this invention provides a radiator inclosure ofsimple construction and which lends itself readily to artistic designsof various forms. The open skeleton frame lends itself to a variety ofdesigns and the panels in the openings of the frame may be perforated soas to carry out any desired decorative motif, while the corner members 7may be formed and decorated to harmonize with the whole. The inclosureas a whole forms an oblong housing which itself is adapted to fitharmoniously into almost any scheme of interior design. Furthermore,while this inclosure is capable of almost any desired decorative efl'ectits utility is in no way impaired in order to obtain such result. Theimperforate back and top together with the marginal portions of theframe 1 adjacent thereto form an effective deflector for guiding The theupwardly moving air currents away from the wall andinto the room. Theconstruction, furthermore, is simple and its manufacture may be carriedout economically as sheet metal is a material which is simple to handlein any manufacturing processes.

It is obvious that various changes may be 'made in the details ofconstruction without departing from the spirit of this invention; it isto be understood, therefore, that this invention is not to be limited tothe specific details shown and described.

Having. thus described the invention what is claimed. is:

1. A radiator inclosure, comprising, an open skeleton frame havingfront, rear and side members and upright corner-supports, said membersconnecting said supports to form a self-contained supporting structure,a perforated decorative panel mounted on said frame so as to bridge theopening therein, and separate decorative corner members mounted on andsupported by said supports and adapted to cover the same.

2. A radiator inclosure, comprising, an open skeleton frame havingfront, rear and side members and upright corner supports, said membersconnecting said supports to form a self-contained supporting structure,a perforated decorative panel mounted on said frame so as to bridge theopening therein, and separate decorative corner members of outstandingconvex form mounted on and supported by said supports and adapted tocover the same.

3. A radiator inclosure, comprising, an open skeleton frame having,front, rear and side members and upright corner supports, said membersconnecting said supports to form a self-contained supporting structure,a perforated decorative panel mounted on said frame so as to bridge theopening therein, an imperforate back adapted to fit behind the radiator,an imperforate top adjacent thereto and cooperating therewith to deflectair currents, and separate decorative corner members mounted on andsupported by said supports and adapted to cover the same. 4 v

4. A radiator inclosure, comprising, an open skeleton frame havmg front,rear and side members and upright corner supports,

said members connecting said supports to form a self containedsupporting structure, a perforated decorative panel mounted on saidframe so as to bridge the opening therein, an imperforate back adaptedto fit behind the radiator, an imperforate top adjacent thereto andcooperating therewith to deflect air currents, and separate decorativecorner members of outstanding convex form mount ed on and supported bysaid supports and adapted to cover the same.

5. A radiator inclosure, comprising, an open skeleton frame havingfront, rear and" side members and upright corner supports, said membersconnecting said supports to form a self-contained supporting structure,a perforated decorative panel mounted on said frame so as to bridge theopening therein, an imperforate back adapted to fit behind the radiator,an imperforate top adjacent thereto and cooperating therewith to deflectair currents, and separate decorative corner members of oustandingconvex form mounted on and supported by said supports and adapted tocover the same, said corner members being recessed to receive saidsupports.

6. A radiator inclosure, comprising a series of structural metal uprightand horizon- I tal members connected to form a self-contained skeletonframe, decoratlve panels mounted in said frame, and decoratlve cornerposts attached to the corners of said frame.

7. A radiator inclosure, comprising a series of structural metal uprightand horizontal members connected to form a selfcontained skeleton frame,decorative panels mounted in said frame, decorative corner postsattached to the corners of said frame, and a top mounted on said frame.

8. A radiator inclosure, comprising a series of structural metal uprightand hori zontal members connected to form a selfcontainedskeleton-frame, an air deflecting back mounted in said frame, decorativepanels mounted in said frame, and decorative corner posts attached tothe corners of said frame.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature this 4th day'of December,1925.

SAMUEL KAUFFMAN.

